Birds Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1952. Farmhouse.
Birds Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- frozen-lintel-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1952
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Birds Farmhouse, Waltham Road, Boreham
- OS grid reference
- TL 745 133
- Coordinates
- 51.79173, 0.52952
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Birds Farmhouse is a 16th to 17th century timber-framed and plastered house, with historical records dating back to 1390, possibly linked to a person named Thomas Brid. The house underwent restoration and renovation in the 20th century. It features cross wings at both the north and south ends, which are jettied on the first storey and supported by exposed joists and brackets. The building has two storeys and a three-window range, with casements that have lattice leaded lights. The roof is tiled and includes a central original chimney stack with three diagonally set shafts on a rectangular base. Inside, there are original features such as the remains of a screen with two four-centred arches and a room that includes a king post roof truss and exposed rafters.
Local climate
Birds Farmhouse sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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